I had the strangest thing happen today. Let me start by explaining how my house is set up. Behind my house, there is an alley. There is grass that most of the people don't mow, and it's more of an easement for the utilities than anything. I also have an alley on the side of my home too. That alley has gravel on it. My garage faces this alley (no I don't … [Read more...]

I've been busy, so I've not gotten a chance to post this. However, here we go . . .
Our worst week ever start on June 25th. We were heading to Wisconsin for our first camping trip as a family. Everybody was excited. Except for the car. We go to turn on the car and all we heard was "click click click". Now, remember that our other car is a Prius. A … [Read more...]

As I have discussed before, I have lots of luxury homes being built by me. More importantly, I have one being built next door. When I found this out, I was excited. Now, I can't stand it. Why? The builder is an idiot. This property was bought almost 2 years ago, and they still haven't finished the house. They haven't even closed the house up. Last … [Read more...]

Let me tell you about the house next door to me. In March of 2006, a builder bought the house next door. It sat for a really long time before they bothered to tear it down. Then it took them forever to put something up in its place. Now, I have a house that is half finished sitting next to me. In theory, that should be okay. However, it isn't since they … [Read more...]

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The White Sox know summer can turn into a very busy time of year. They also know that us moms need some time to wind down and enjoy some time to relax at the ballpark. That’s why they are having Ladies Night on Saturday, August 1. Specially priced tickets can be purchased at whitesox.com/ladies. The first […]

Time to keep cool here in Chicagoland. One of the best ways to do that is to head to your local water parks and enjoy some time in the water! That’s why I came up with this great list of why you should be heading to Raving Waves in Yorkville, IL this summer! It is […]

This post is sponsored by Chevrolet Traverse. As many of you know, we travel all summer long. My family lives four hours away. We own a pop-up camper. Needless to say, most summer weekends we are traveling all over the place, and most likely, we aren’t even in our state. We have years and years […]

As you all know, I live in the wonderful state of Illinois. Now, if you are a resident here, have you heard about the I-Cash program? The program was founded in 1999 with the goal of reuniting Illinois residents with their unclaimed assets. You’d be amazed at how much money the Illinois Treasurer is holding that […]